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- Feb 24, 2023, 12:00pm
- ⛅ 77 °F
- Altitude: 33 ft
- UruguayMaldonadoPunta del EsteTanque Pastora (historical)34°57’5” S 54°56’24” W
Punta Del Este, Uruguay
February 24, 2023 in Uruguay ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
I took the Puenta Del Este and Casa Pueblo tour while Bruce took a scenic bike ride.
Our guide was “William” and he provided information on the bus between stops. At the various stops we were on our own.
There are 19 states in Uruguay.
Punta Del Este means east point.
Foreigners get the best apartments
Trump Tower is here
Cipriano is building a hotel
Venetian hotel in Las Vegas built condos
The average price of home is $250-300k. Brand new homes start at 300k, but can go up to 2 million. Rents are 2-5k for 15 days, winter is much less.
There is a ton of new construction and the area resembles South Beach in Miami.
It’s a very safe area and as such there is no crime and and no fences.
One of the most interesting facts is that homes have names NOT numbers to identity them. Makes pizza delivery a challenge!
They have a neighborhood called Beverly Hills (beautiful mansions - one is owned by Antonio Bandares).
We made 4 stops. The first was a brief stop at the bridge which has an unusual design with two humps on each of the one-way bridges which were built 50 years apart.
We then went to the Ralli Museum which had some amazing artwork and spent 45 minutes exploring.
You can see more at their website:
http://www.museoralli.com.uy/web/ing/index.html
Then onto Casa Pueblo - wowza, a unique and gorgeous home, museum and hotel. After another 45 minutes here we did a little city highlights tour and ended up at the beach for another 45 minutes.
Every afternoon since 1994 the "Sun Ceremony" has been held on the museum's terraces. Minutes before sunset, the artist's voice from a recording, dedicates a poem to the sun to bid farewell to it.
I took almost 300 photos but tried to select my favorite 20 to share.Read more
Traveler Win and I enjoyed these fascinating pictures. 🌹❤️😎😊
Traveler Thanks Blanche - I've updated the posting and added pictures since you first saw it. Hope you are doing well!
Traveler Was out visiting my sons in Phoenix so jumped on your blog to get the latest update while waiting for my flight. The bridge is so unusual and I too love the rest of the photos. 🌁🛳️🚴♂️💕
Traveler Thanks Laura! Glad you were able to visit and congratulations - a great year awaits!